HMS Emerald (1876)

HMS Emerald was an Emerald-class corvette, of the Royal Navy, built at the Pembroke Dockyard and launched on 18 August 1876.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Emerald.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Emerald
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Launched18 August 1876
FateSold on 10 July 1906 to Cox, Falmouth.
General characteristics
Class and typeEmerald-class corvette
Displacement2,120 long tons (2,150 t)
Tons burthen1,864 bm
Length220 ft (67.1 m) (p/p)
Beam40 ft (12.2 m)
Draught18 ft (5.5 m)
Installed power2,031–2,364 ihp (1,515–1,763 kW)
Propulsion
  • 1 shaft
  • 1 × 2-cylinder compound-expansion steam engine
  • 6 cylindrical boilers
Sail planShip rig
Speed12–13 knots (22–24 km/h; 14–15 mph)
Range2,000–2,280 nmi (3,700–4,220 km; 2,300–2,620 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement230
Armament
  • 10 × 64-pounder 71-cwt rifled muzzle-loading (RML) guns
  • 2 × 64-pounder 64-cwt RML guns
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